Growth and meat production are the most relevant targets for animal breeders, there are
strong relationships between animal growth regulation, body composition and meat quality …

Recognition of the genes that influence livestock production characteristics has allowed
researchers to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with phenotypic …

Feed costs and carcass yields affect the profitability and sustainability of sheep production.
Therefore, it is crucial to select animals with a higher feed efficiency and high‐quality meat …

The identification of candidate genes and genetic variations associated with growth traits is
important for sheep breeding. Insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and insulin like growth factor …

The IGF-I is a significant peptide hormone to cell growth, development, reproduction, and
metabolism of teleost fish. This study was conducted to investigate the IGF-I gene …

In recent decades in many countries of the world the development of sheep farming is
determined by the efficiency of mutton production. One of the promising areas of selection …

This study examined the relationship between GHE5 polymorphisms and growth and
carcass characteristics of meat-type sheep breeds reared in Turkey. A total of 202 lambs …

Background Growth performance, which can be evaluated using various body
measurements, is crucial for providing red meat for human consumption. This study aims to …

♦ Corresponding author: luisfbp@ gmail. com abstract µ-calpain (CAPN1) and calpastatin
(CAST) genes play key roles in protein turnover. the present study aimed to identify the …

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) is a mediator of the effects of growth hormone and
polymorphism in the IGF1 gene (IGF1) is reported to affect fat deposition in some livestock …